Poultry-roost.



M W a Patnted Feb. 28, 1911.

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c. H. JACKSON.

' POULTRY BOOST.

APPLICATION FILED 3111.19. 1910.

CHARLES H. JACKSON,

POULTR OF JETMORE, KANSAS.

Y-ROOST.

more, in the county of Hodgeman and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry-Boosts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the care of live stock and more particularly roosts of the sanitary or insecticide carr ing type, and the invention has for its primary object, a simple, durable and efficient construction of device of this character which is arranged to contain an insecticide for the purpose of killing the vermin or insects which infest the fowls.

The invention also has for its object a device of this character which embodies a rotatable perch, arranged partially within an insecticide carrying trough and adapted to be turned at will so as to apply the insecticide to all parts of the perch as often as desired. And the invention further has for its object, an improved device of this character the parts of which may be easily cleansed.

lVith these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form or embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a view illustrating one of the hangers for the trough, the hanger being shown in an inverted position and the trough being shown in section; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the inventio Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of said modified form, the section being taken approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the framework of my improved 1 to poultry Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 19, 1910. Serial No.

t t b I poultry roost, said framework design and capable desired construction and FFICE.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

being of any of being folded up or arranged in any posic any desired number,

is preferably located. pivotally connected to any desired manner, hanger disks 6 and 7 centrically to the opposing frames 2 so that the trough tion if desired, and embodying in the present instance two side frames 2 connected together by one or more cross bars 3.

4 designates a trough of which there may said trough being designed to carry the insecticide which may any desired way. Preferably the trough 4 is composed of galand has a drain of the trough tapering toward the middle where the drain The trough the side frames 2 in plug may be for instance by pivotally secured ecfaces of the side may be swung around to an inverted position and thoroughly cleansed support 8 whlch constitute has been removed.

after the roller or round s the perch proper As I recognize that a perch which is round in cross section is better as the former Wlll conbend or crook of the or flat form of perch, form to the natural than a square chickens claws, I have formed a perch of such shape and provided gudgeons 9 by which in the hanger disks 6 and embedded in the trough 4:, tion of its periphery gudgeons 9 is set in a hanger disk 7 when the slot 10 exposed. slot 10 formed in the and being slipped therein of said disk at its ends with it is rotatably mounted 7, being partially but having a por One of the reglsters with a corresponding slot 11 formed in the adjacent side frame 2.

In order to rotate the perch S I have in the present instance provided 12 which is secured to the 9 and which is designed to a spur pinion extended gudgeon mesh with a rack bar 13 secured to one end of a hand lever 14. said hand lever one of the side frames 2 being fulcrumed on In the present embodiment of my invention, although the invention is not limited thereto, the rack bar 12 is guided in its movement between a pin 15 prO 'ectmg outwardly from one of the side frames 2 and a metallic bracket or strap 16 secured to said side frame and projecting over the outer face of the spur pinion 12 as well as the rack in holding both of these p bar so as to assist arts in place.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that the operation of my improved poultry roost will be apparent. In the practical use of the device, the trough at is filled to the proper extent with preferably liquid insecticide and the perch is then inserted in place. In order that all parts of the periphery of said perch may be properly medicated, the means for rotating the perch are provided, and it is clear that by merely manipulating the hand lever 14: the roller may be easily turned as often as desired to elfect this result. Preferably, the trough 4L is formed at its side edges with oppositely extending and downwardly sloping deflector flanges 17, as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

It is to be understood that my invention is not limited to a single perch, but also contemplates a plurality of perches all manipulated by the same handle lever. An example of this modification is illustrated in Fig. at, wherein the troughs 4 and the perches S are ranged in an inclined series between the side frames 2, being mounted and constructed like the perches and troughs as herein described and being all simultaneously rotated by means of a rack bar 13 secured at one end to a hand lever 146 and meshing with. spur pinions 11 on the extended gudgeons 9 of the perches or rollers 8 Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A poultry roost embodying a framework, a trough supported in said framework, a rotatable perch journaled in the framework and arranged with a portion of its periphery in the trough, a spur pinion movable with the perch, a hand lever fulcrumed on the frame work and a rack bar Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the 2. A poultry roost embodying a framework, a tiltable trough mounted in said 5 framework, and a rotatable perch journaled in the framework and extending into the trough.

3. A poultry roost embodying a supporting framework, a trough mounted in said framework and pivoted at one end thereto, and a rotatable perch journaled in the framework and. arranged to extend into the trough.

i. A poultry roost embodying a supporting framework, a trough pivoted at one end in the framework and detachably connected at its other end thereto, and a rotatable perch journaled in the framework above the trough and arranged to extend into the same.

A poultry roost embodying a supporting framework, a trough mounted in the framework, a rotatable perch provided at its ends with gudgeons one of which is journaled in the framework and the other of which is journaled in a recess in the framework, a spur pinion secured to said last named gudgeon, a hand lever fulcruined on the framework, handle and meshing with said pinion, a pm projecting from the framework and engaging one edge of the rack bar and a strap or bracket secured to the framework and overlapping the rack bar and pinion as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. JACKSON. [In s] \Vitnesses:

J. SOREM, JOHN LENOX.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

a rack bar connected to said 

